Mar 8 2017
Positioning itself as the “destination for lovers of British TV,” it will feature such shows as the original ‘Office,’ ‘Blackadder,’ “Iconic Detectives” and more. BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and UK commercial TV giant ITV on Tuesday launched subscription VOD service BritBox in the U.S. with a price tag of $6.99 per […]
Sep 2 2015
Research from IHS Technology indicates that traditional broadcast television viewing is being overtaken by two forces: Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) like Sky+ and online video from services like Netflix and BBC iPlayer. More time than ever before is being shifted from traditional broadcast television to online. UK – Fast adopters of online viewing In the […]
May 26 2015
Britain’s film and television industries are fighting back against the European Union’s plans to equalize the prices and availability of digital entertainment across EU countries. Representatives from the UK’s major broadcasters, film studios and independent TV producers, including the BBC, are forming a lobby group to present a united front against the proposal. They claim […]
Dec 2 2014
More than six in ten (62%) households pay for TV, spending an average of £33 per month however, according to new research from price comparison and switching service uSwitch.com, almost a third (30%) claim it isn’t good value for money. TV users find that a large proportion of the channels they pay for are completely […]
Oct 1 2014
January to June viewing figures for 2014 from the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) and the UK TV broadcasters reveal that viewers in the UK watched an average of 3 hours, 47 minutes a day of TV. This breaks down as 3 hours, 43 minutes of linear TV on a TV set plus 4 minutes […]
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Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
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ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Mar 8 2017
BritBox Launches in the United States
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and UK commercial TV giant ITV on Tuesday launched subscription VOD service BritBox in the U.S. with a price tag of $6.99 per month after an introductory free trial period. The service, also backed by AMC Networks, which has a joint venture with BBC Worldwide for cable […]
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By Expat • BBC, ITV, UK Media News, United Kingdom, United States • Tags: AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, British TV, ITV, VOD